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Shaping your career and finding your dream job can be a tricky journey.

Job hunting can be challenging, finding a position that will match your career aspirations and your skills is sometimes a feat in itself. Then you have to find a way to outshine all the other applicants. Or you may be stuck and want to make a change in your career, but not sure how to start.

We have put together this toolkit of resources to help you navigate your career map, steer clear of wrong turns and successfully get that dream job.

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In the latest Absolute IT Employer Insight Report we are seeing an interesting trend in terms of the demand for IT skills in the public versus the private sector. Most in-demand IT skills Over the last five years the top three most-in-demand skills from IT employers in New Zealand have been software development, business analysis […]

It’s well known that the IT industry is male-dominated, with New Zealand being no exception to the trend. Although women gain qualifications at an 80% higher rate than men in New Zealand, many are not trained in areas projected to experience high growth. And in 2016, only 22% of students graduating with a Bachelor’s Degrees […]

The 2018 Absolute IT Job Seeker Report reveals that while money is still a big influencing factor for IT professionals, the opportunity to grow and learn new skills can be a huge factor to keep or attract IT talent. Money is not everything As a group, IT professionals rate their base salary as the biggest deciding […]